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Stomata- The breathing pores of Life
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Stomata- The breathing pores of Life

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Captured using a handheld Dino-Lite digital microscope as part of my PhD research, this image reveals stomata, the microscopic pores that regulate gas exchange and water loss in plants. By opening and closing, stomata control the uptake of carbon dioxide for photosynthesis while limiting water loss through transpiration, making them central to plant survival and drought tolerance. This image is part of my research to understand how differences in stomatal traits contribute to water-use efficiency in crops. No AI was used.

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Dr Vivek B C

Excellent

7 Weeks

Abhishree R

Stomata,as always, they never cease to fascinate! Looking like tiny plant emeralds under the microscope. Well captured!

7 Weeks

Vipin Dagaonkar

Clear and sharp image. Working on a very relevant subject in today's context.

7 Weeks

Paula

🙃Hi stomata

7 Weeks

Ritu

Nature never fails to fascinate us..

7 Weeks

Rajneesh

Fascinating and Insightful

7 Weeks

Sanstuti

Wonderful clickkk🤍🤍

7 Weeks

Scott C

Stomatal mirrors....

7 Weeks

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fascinating area of research - great picture

8 Weeks

Papiya Bhattacharya

Great pic and explanation!!

8 Weeks

Babu KS

Good photograph

8 Weeks

Geetha Govind

Nature's wonder excellently captured, amazing. Great going.

8 Weeks

Krishnaprasad

Excellent photography and useful to understand water use efficiency of plants

8 Weeks

Daniel Smith

Great Photo Chai!

8 Weeks

Riku

Looks awesome

8 Weeks

Carla

👌great color

8 Weeks

Vishaka Anil

Beautiful capture! It’s fascinating to see the hidden world of plants brought to life with such clarity!

8 Weeks

Shoba Cherian

👍👍👌

8 Weeks

Sangeetha

Stomata the breathing pores always fascinated me as to how the epidermal cells form guard cells. Good work

8 Weeks

Vandana Ganesh

The research work is intriguing and excellently captured stomatal image

8 Weeks

Swetha

Nice research

8 Weeks

Mahesh

Good article

8 Weeks

Ganesh kumar

Excellent work, this will accelerate innovations in basic physiology and water use efficiency research.

9 Weeks

Usha R v

Excellent photography and very interesting 👍

9 Weeks

Usha R v

Excellent photography and interesting 👍

9 Weeks

Padmini Sudarshana

Fascinating world of plants, beautifully captured. Good luck with your research findings

9 Weeks

Anil Karalamangala

All these days we were left wondering how would stomata look like and how would the pores be so minute and yet be so busy exchanging CO2 and water for photosynthesis. Great work, this would go a long way in identifying genotypes that could display a high level of WUE and its time for breeders to look for and integrate this data into their scheme of things to breed new hybrids or cultivars.

9 Weeks

Dr Veeranagouda Patil

Wonderful observation & findings may use as tool for screening varieties and wue performance.

9 Weeks

Usharani T R

Small but wonderful

9 Weeks

Deepthy Antony P

Beautiful photograph and interesting research area

9 Weeks

Sharadhi

Cool mixture of art and science. It makes us appreciate plant life more deeply

9 Weeks

Manjula

Beautifully captured! Very relevant piece of work. Best wishes!!

9 Weeks

Giridhar Pai

The microscopic image of stomata is a work of art and resembles a painting.

9 Weeks

Mohan

Nice research/observation and very apt explanation for it.

9 Weeks

Dhanalakshmi

Excellent capture. Love the title too. Tiny but the most vital structures in plants, with, a huge role in environmental adaptation. Fascinating research.

9 Weeks

Shanthala

Very interesting

9 Weeks

Spoorthi Nagaraju

Interesting research and great photograph!

9 Weeks

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